. >> whether it was changing the laws to make it easier to commit people or making sure that background checks were better. what did you feel as a dad? >> oh, i mean, it was awful. and our hearts go out to those who are the victims of sandy hook and these other mass shootings. i would have hoped that the president would have focused on the bigger problem, you know, violence in our society. >> do you think background checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone. and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> what the speaker meant by that i should say because i wanted to, i had to go back to his office and say is he coming out in favor of improved background checks? no. he supports the background check system that exists to be implemented better. what do you see happening realistically with guns? can anything get through the house? >> well, we know something could get through the senate. i think a ban on straw purchases might in fact be a meaningful thing that has some -- you can see from speak